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Posted in /Cooking/Desserts on Sunday, April 02, 2017

This is a lovely light and colourful dessert. You can use leftover cake (if such a thing exists) or ladyfingers. Make sure you lick the bowl of the custard, because it is amazing!

Red Velvet Cake

Posted in /Cooking/Desserts/Cake on Sunday, April 02, 2017

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
2 Tablespoons unsweetened, cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil or canola
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1-2 oz. red food coloring, depends how deep you want the color
1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar
1/2 cup of prepared plain hot coffee (don't skip this ingredient)

Directions

Preheat oven to 325.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the sugar and vegetable oil.
Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and red food coloring until combined.
Stir in the coffee and white vinegar.
Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients a little at time, mixing after each addition, just until combined.
Generously grease and flour two round, 9 inch cake pans with shortening and flour.
Pour the batter evenly into each pan.
Bake in the middle rack for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not over bake as cake will continue to cook as it cools.
Let pans cool on a cooling rack until the pans are warm to the touch.
Slide a knife or offset spatula around the inside of the pans to loosen the cake from the pan.
Remove the cakes from the pan and let them cool.
Frost the cake with Cream Cheese Frosting when the cakes have cooled completely.
You can also use the batter from this recipe for Red Velvet Cheesecake Squares

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Squares

Posted in /Cooking/Desserts/Squares on Sunday, April 02, 2017

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup condensed milk
Use the recipe for Red Velvet Cake and add a layer of this cheesecake to it!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F
Line a 9 inch baking pan with foil or parchment then spray with cooking spray
Mix butter with a mixer until smooth
Mix in cake mix and egg; beat until combined. This can take quite a while depending on your mixer, but it WILL combine nicely
Press 1/2 of the cake mixture in the bottom of the prepared pan
Combine the cream cheese with the condensed milk until smooth
Pour onto the cake mix
Crumble the remaining dough over the top of the bars, making sure there are no gaps in the top
Bake for 25-28 minutes until the top is completely baked
Cool before slicing